Andrew Jackson
Career Path
Leadership Team, MRC CoRE in Restorative Neural Dynamics
Fostering a collaborative interdisciplinary neuroscience community within Newcastle University
Professor of Neural Interfaces, Newcastle University
Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow
Wellcome Trust Research Career Development Fellow
PhD in Neuroscience, University College London
Research Themes
Targeting motor learning & execution
We use a variety of motor tasks together with brain- and myoelectric-controlled interface paradigms to study the neural correlates of motor learning.
Understanding & Engineering sleeping brain
We use wireless, wearable electronics to provide 24 hr/day recordings from multiple brain areas in freely-behaving non-human primates. We are interested in understanding conserved patterns of neuronal dynamics across wake and sleep. We also have a particular interest in studying cerebellar activity during sleep and consolidation.
Physiomarkers
We study the role of neuronal oscillations in health and disease with a particular focus on closed-loop control of these oscillations for therapeutic benefits.
Tools (devices, software, algorithms)
We use a variety of implantable and wearable devices to implement closed-loop neurostimulation using optogenetics, electrical stimulation and auditory stimulation.
Approaches
Empirical Neuroscience
We conduct neurophysiological studies in humans, rodents and non-human primates, as well as in vitro studies using brain slices.
Computational Modelling
We are interested in using computational models of neuronal dynamics to optimise algorithms for closed-loop control.
Biomedical Engineering
We develop a range of implantable and wearable neural interface technologies.